THE WHISTLE

POLISH TITLE: GWIZDEK

REPRESENTED BY KFF

Marcin is a young man that comes from a small village near Krakow. The film pictures him from three perspectives - his private life, his work life and his hobby - which is football. In each of these fields he seems to be quite clumsy. He doesn't rush his way towards adulthood - which his mother doesn't approve of. She expects him to make life-changing decisions, finding a better job and a wife. Marcin is also a burgeoning football referee - every week he has to bear unrefined comments and remarks about his work, made by players and fans alike of amateur teams.

He was born in 1983. He grew up on farm in a small village in the suburbs of Cracow where he still lives today. In 2008 he attended a documentary course at Andrzej Wajda Master School of Film Directing. He is presently studying on the fourth year of directing at the Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Department at the Silesia University in Katowice. He is also a football referee and folk dancer.